Story Map Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or...		It's a Storybook Life! Students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of...
The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.		Left-Handers Are All Right Students use a web resource to explore the perspective of left-handed people coping in a...
Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...		Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...
Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...		Number the Stars The Newbery Award-winning book, Number the Stars, has educated many children about the...
Newbery Award Winners A list of Newbery Award-winning books from 1922 to the present.		Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...
Pulitzer Prize Winners From this index page, find lists of Pulitzer Prize Winners in the literary categories.		Going for the Gold Students write an opinion essay on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with...
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The classic tale of a fantasy world and four children's adventures in it,The Lion, the...		Labor Day Fill-in-the-Blanks Use this fill-in-the-blanks paragraph that is full of facts to teach about Labor Day.
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Cover the topic of sibling rivalry with this book for younger readers, My Rotten Redheaded...		Library Search Students will get to know the layout of their library by completing this activity.